Again, I will outright state that I’m a die-hard New Yorker. I love this city with all its highs and lows. I was excited to return to my beloved city after five years back out in California. When I left New York City it was in a good […]
These times have been difficult No denying that We breathe difficulty day in and day out We crave normalcy Yet things have been shattered and shuttered Boarded up and closed off forever more New things will come Yet it will not be the same Change is rooted in […]
Like any other New Yorker, my closets are small and tightly packed in. Very tightly packed in. I have shoe upon shoe, blankets, and dresses upon dresses jammed packed in them. It is an amazing feat of physics displayed inside my closet. Us New Yorkers find imaginative ways […]
In walking over 15,000 daily New York City steps one comes across many odds and ends. You come across all sorts of characters and situations. As such, you always have to be on your toes. You always need to scan ahead. And, sometimes you come across an object […]
I have a friend who loves returning items. Actually, I have two such friends. And, yes, they seem to truly love returning items to the store. It’s almost like sports to them. One loves telling me about her “return” adventures because I totally cringe. There are two things […]
During a pandemic, one tends to stockpile items. Many took to hoarding toilet paper, wipes, and meat. I kept a very handy amount of toilet paper, chips, and coffee creamers. My refrigerator was bursting at the seams with non-nutritional items that would serve as comfort food of sorts. […]
Stasis or movement? Energy. Kinetic energy. I’m obsessed with kinectic energy. That should have been my phrase for the year. Everywhere I look I think of that. That to me is 2020. Look at the world famous New York City subway system. It is open and moving and […]
While in Los Angeles, I got extremely used to the overhead, hovering helicopters. Well, extremely used to is s rather strong term. I never really got used to them but surely came to expect them to be around. There were the traffic, police, and celebrity helicopters. Major traffic […]
This past week while walking the city streets of New York, I came across a large gathering while the helicopters buzzed above. They circled and circled making me a bit nervous. Was there a new protest? Was there a fatal incident? What was happening? Turns out that a […]
I went on a quick “vacation” to unwind and leave the pandemic epicenter for a few days. Being in it day in and day out has been tough, taxing, and tumultuous. I didn’t go far. I didn’t need to. It was just about going away. I ended up […]
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